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Luna Loves Art



Last updated Sunday, August 6, 2023

Author: Joseph Coelho
Date of Publication: 2020
ISBN: 1783448660
Grade Level: Kindergarten    (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.)
Date(s) Used: Aug. 2023

Synopsis: At the gallery, Luna is transfixed by the famous art, but her classmate Finn doesn't seem to want to be there at all. Finn's family doesn't look like the one in Henry Moore's 'Family Group' sculpture, but then neither does Luna's. Maybe all Finn needs is a friend.

Join Luna and Finn at the Art Gallery and step inside famous works of art by Van Gogh, Picasso, Jackson Pollock and more! Can you spot all the art?

Note to readers:
•  A picture walk for this book is suggested. Lots of art and visuals.

Discussion topics for before reading:
•  Do you like art?
•  Can you draw?
•  What are your favorite colors?

Vocabulary:

•  Chaperone - a person who looks after another person/people
•  Sunflower - flower part of the daisy family - usually big and yellow or sometimes red; the source of sunflower seeds that you eat
•  Family - a group of one or more parents and their children living together as a unit

Discussion topics for during/after reading:
•  How many people are in your family?
•  Are Luna and Finn friends?
•  Do you like school trips?
•  Do Luna and Finn like art?

Craft ideas:
•  Check our craft ideas on Pinterest!
https://www.pinterest.com/readingtokids/august-2023-arts-creativity/
•  Draw a tiger, or make a tiger paper bag puppet.
•  Luna Loves Art Coloring Sheet
•  Draw a family - or your family.

Special activities:
•  See how many colors students can name.

*Note: These craft ideas are just suggestions. You can use them, but you don't have to use them. You can expand upon them, or add your own twist. Remember, though, that the focus of your time should not be on the development and execution of a craft; the focus should be on the read-aloud and the enjoyment of the book!